Even Santa’s elves aren't immune to job loss. Three elves from Santa Park – located in Rovaniemi, Finland – were recently awarded damages after being laid off and subsequently replaced with temporary workers.

I didn’t know elves had their own job classification, let alone that there were temporary ones available for hire. It makes me wonder what kind of experience is included on their resume. Presumably some sort of toy-making experience and a high tolerance for gingerbread and candy canes.

Furthermore, if the world’s only official Santa Claus really resides there, as the park claims, I take that to mean he was the boss of the dismissed elves and would have had to execute the firings, or at least recruit HR – presumably the quoted park director – to do the dirty deed. I wonder if Santa gives himself a lump of coal in his stocking for bad behavior.

» Reuters